BCCLA: Cities must set up prison polling stations for elections
The BCCLA has written letters to nine cities in B.C. and Corrections B.C. to ensure polling stations are set up for prisoners to vote in municipal elections taking place in […]
Single Transferable Vote in Referendum
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association endorses the Single Transferable Vote system, which will be considered by B.C. voters in the upcoming May 12 BC Electoral Referendum. The referendum will select […]
Voter-ID law would go too far
Globe and Mail by Murray Mollard Come next election, the Government of Canada wants you to show identification when you vote. Bill C-31 – under discussion again yesterday by the […]
BCCLA criticizes new voter ID requirements as disenfranchising vulnerable people.
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is attacking the federal government’s proposed plan to amend the Canada Elections Act to require identification from voters at the polls. Bill C-31 will require […]
BCCLA supports Single Transferable Vote electoral system.
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association supports the “Yes” Vote in the upcoming May 17 BC Electoral Referendum. The referendum will select one of two formulas to translate votes into seats […]
Civil rights group calls for boycott of “REFERENDUMB”
The BCCLA is calling upon all British Columbians to boycott the provincial government’s ill-conceived referendum on aboriginal treaty negotiations. Far from an example of direct democracy, this referendum is nothing […]